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《The Truth》 S1·E3 (20:28) HSK 4
xíng nà nǐ liǎ zì jǐ zuò a

行 那你俩自己坐啊

“Alright, you two find a seat then.”

《The Truth》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 20:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qǐ míng lái fèn shū cài chǎo fàn xíng mǎ shàng a sǎo zi nǐ máng wǒ dào

启明 来份蔬菜炒饭 行 马上啊 嫂子你忙 我倒

“Qiming. One vegetable fried rice, please. Got it. - Right away. - Go ahead. Let me.”

xíng nà nǐ liǎ zì jǐ zuò a CURRENT FOCUS

行 那 你俩 自己坐 啊

“Alright, you two find a seat then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiě zǒu le

姐 走了

“Jing, I'm off.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: EXTENDING HOSPITALITY
Tone: CORDIAL
Emotion: WARMTH
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Informal Hospitality (Bukechi)

Hosts encourage familiar guests to treat the venue like home and not wait for formal ceremony.

INTENT TAGS: #hospitality #welcoming #casual_instruction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
自己坐 SPOKEN CHUNK

make yourselves comfortable / find a seat

A friendly informal invitation telling visitors to help themselves to seats without waiting for formal service.

你俩 SPOKEN CHUNK

the two of you

Northern colloquial spoken contraction of '你们两个'.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative sentence to make the host sound friendly and hospitable.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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